Belorado

We've taken a bit of a jump ahead to catch up with Nathan and because we won't make it to Santiago de Compostela in time at our pace. Not for the last time I fear. Tonight we are staying in a hotel in Belorado. 
The walk today was fairly easy, except that I wasn't (and aren't) feeling great. I think a combination of heat, slight dehydration, and a terrible, greasy breakfast did me in. I hope I'm feeling much better tomorrow.
We passed into the province(?) of Castilla y León, within which is more than 50% of our journey. We are planning to be in Burgos by the 1st and hopefully meet up with Nathan and the Aussies for a day of rest. It's important to know your limits and mine are becoming quite apparent. A day to relax and explore Burgos sounds fantastic.

Despite the challenges and hardships I am so glad to be here. We are functioning fairly well.  In the last couple days I've been able to go into a store and ask for bananas, oranges, and fruit juice, as well as order food in restaurants. All in my very broken Spanish. It feels good to be able to make myself understood with a minimum of pointing and gesturing. 

Tomorrow is another day. We will try for about 15km (our realistic distance). We already plan to take either a bus or taxi (surprisingly affordable) and skip the industrial outskirts of Burgos. Happy trails.